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Liberals pay for stuff up, Labor gains ground, Greens head west and Libertarians surge – how the NSW council elections played out

Voters also sent Clover Moore a message – they aren’t throwing her out, yet, but the Sydney lord mayor doesn’t have the broad support she once did

The Guardian - AU · Sep 15, 2024

Contrasting polls spell out disaster territory and green shoots for Labor ahead of Queensland election

Mixed messaging for government as they try to conquer the ‘Queensland paradox’ – wooing both urban and regional voters

The Guardian - AU · Sep 14, 2024

Clover Moore claims historic sixth term as Sydney lord mayor

Longtime independent politician thanks community for support in face of misinformation and ‘awful’ campaign

The Guardian - UK · Sep 14, 2024

McPhillamys stoush is perfect seam for Dutton to mine for disaffected Labor votes

The Coalition leader is hoping to use the voice campaign playbook to wedge the Albanese government over mining and the economy

The Guardian - AU · Sep 13, 2024

Flamingo Land 'own impact assessments show issues with Loch Lomond plans', Greens say

FLAMINGO Land’s plans to develop on the banks of Loch Lomond would make traffic problems in the area “dramatically worse”, the Greens have…

The National (Scotland) · Sep 12, 2024

Labor’s stalled environmental agenda under pressure from left and right

While the Greens remain hopeful of compromise, the PM has indicated he wants a deal struck with the Coalition

The Guardian - AU · Sep 12, 2024

'Waterways are drying up': plea for environmental laws

Traditional owners say their way of life is under threat if environment laws are not changed to protect crucial NT water sources from over-extraction.

AAP · Sep 12, 2024

New polling: half of Australians want gambling ads banned entirely; LNP has big Queensland lead

A national Resolve poll for Nine newspapers, conducted September 3–7 from a sample of 1,614 people, gave Labor a 51–49% lead using 2022 election preference flows. However, respondent-allocated preferences favoured the Coalition by 51–49%.

The Conversation · Sep 12, 2024

Should school nurses weigh students? We asked 5 experts

One in four Australian children aged two to 17 are classified as above a healthy weight, based on their body mass index (or BMI, which is weight divided by height squared).

The Conversation · Sep 12, 2024

Push to outlaw price gouging as costs continue to soar

The federal Greens are hoping they can address the plight of Australians paying more at the check-out as the cost of living rises.

AAP · Sep 11, 2024